A team of scientists has shown that we predict words by undergoing a more complex process than previously known.
Nasal Spray Reverses Brain Aging
A new therapy is turning back the clock in aging brains, healing inflammation, restoring memory, and reshaping the future of brain age-related therapies.
A new therapy is turning back the clock in aging brains, healing inflammation, restoring memory, and reshaping the future of brain age-related therapies.
Why Does Winning Affect How People Feel About Democracy?
New research suggests emotions alone may not determine whether people are satisfied with democracy.
New research suggests emotions alone may not determine whether people are satisfied with democracy.
Inflammation Tied to Preference for Digital Socializing
Higher levels of inflammation are associated with a stronger preference for interacting with others through social media rather than face-to-face, researchers report.
Higher levels of inflammation are associated with a stronger preference for interacting with others through social media rather than face-to-face, researchers report.
AI Leans on Autism Stereotypes When Giving Social Advice
Users who disclose autism to artificial intelligence agents when seeking social advice raise complex questions about bias, stereotypes, and trustworthiness, according to a new study.
Users who disclose autism to artificial intelligence agents when seeking social advice raise complex questions about bias, stereotypes, and trustworthiness, according to a new study.
Planets Need More Water for Life Than Scientists Thought
Unfortunately for science fiction fans, desert worlds outside our solar system are unlikely to host life, according to new research.
Unfortunately for science fiction fans, desert worlds outside our solar system are unlikely to host life, according to new research.
Regular Social Media Use Could Affect Child Development
Regular social media use across early adolescence is related to worse reading and vocabulary development over time, according to new research.
Regular social media use across early adolescence is related to worse reading and vocabulary development over time, according to new research.
Listen: Why Do People Crave Ultraprocessed Foods So Much?
Many people love to eat ultraprocessed foods. Think about those crispy French fries or a delicious strawberry milkshake.
Many people love to eat ultraprocessed foods. Think about those crispy French fries or a delicious strawberry milkshake.
Babies Born to Lower-Income Families Face Worse Birth Outcomes
Babies born to lower-income families are more likely to be born too small or too early—and in some cases, disparities are getting worse, according to new research.
Babies born to lower-income families are more likely to be born too small or too early—and in some cases, disparities are getting worse, according to new research.
How Flocking Birds Can Help Make AI Better
New research draws from flocking bird patterns to help AI produce more reliable outputs.
New research draws from flocking bird patterns to help AI produce more reliable outputs.
Team Turns Sawdust Into Fireproof Material
Researchers have found a way to press sawdust with a mineral binder to create a robust, flame-retardant material. It’s even recyclable.
Researchers have found a way to press sawdust with a mineral binder to create a robust, flame-retardant material. It’s even recyclable.
Why Does Stress Push People to Habits Like Drinking?
A new study offers one of the clearest answers yet to the question of why stressful moments so often push people toward habits like drinking.
A new study offers one of the clearest answers yet to the question of why stressful moments so often push people toward habits like drinking.
Art Films Can Make You More Creative
A new study offers some of the strongest evidence yet that viewing art doesn’t just move us emotionally—it changes how we think.
A new study offers some of the strongest evidence yet that viewing art doesn’t just move us emotionally—it changes how we think.
Your Neighborhood May Be Aging You at the Cellular Level
Researchers have determined that neighborhood conditions may be driving aging at the cellular level.
Researchers have determined that neighborhood conditions may be driving aging at the cellular level.
How Does Narcissism Affect Relationships?
New research challenges the popular assumption that narcissists gradually damage their relationships over time.
New research challenges the popular assumption that narcissists gradually damage their relationships over time.
Smart Wound Dressing Delivers Antibiotics to Speed Up Healing
Biomedical engineers have developed a new wound dressing material that releases antibiotic drugs only when harmful bacteria are present in a wound.
Biomedical engineers have developed a new wound dressing material that releases antibiotic drugs only when harmful bacteria are present in a wound.